Description
Creamy Garlic Chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish featuring tender chicken breasts cooked in a rich, garlicky cream sauce. Perfect for a comforting dinner, this recipe combines sautéed chicken cutlets with browned garlic cloves and a luscious cream sauce, garnished with fresh parsley.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Flour for dredging
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
Sauce
- 1 whole head garlic cloves peeled
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- Parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare chicken: Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to create 4 smaller cutlets. Generously season each cutlet with salt and pepper, then dredge them lightly in flour, shaking off any excess.
- Sauté chicken: Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken cutlets and cook for 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Cook garlic: Reduce heat to medium or medium-low if using a cast iron pan. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan and let it melt. Add the whole peeled garlic cloves and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often, until the garlic is lightly browned on the outside.
- Deglaze and reduce: Pour in the chicken broth, then add the lemon juice and garlic powder. Let the mixture bubble and reduce for about 4 minutes until the liquid is noticeably reduced and slightly thickened.
- Make cream sauce and finish: Stir in the heavy cream and return the chicken cutlets to the pan. Simmer for another 5 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken and the chicken to finish cooking. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley before serving if desired.
Notes
- Use large boneless skinless chicken breasts since they are cut in half lengthwise; if using smaller breasts, use 4 whole pieces without cutting.
- If garlic cloves are large, cut them in half so they cook evenly.
- This recipe is included in the Salt & Lavender: Everyday Essentials cookbook.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
